posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
Part of the 'Merveille' constructed 1212-1228.\u000a\u000aBenedictine abbey on an island off the coast of Normandy, France. During the Hundred Years War the fortifications of Mont-Saint-Michel were reinforced (1420-1449), and the Romanesque choir collapsed (1421). Construction of the present chevet began in 1448. In 1622 the abbey became part of the Congregation of St Maur; the three western nave bays and the fa\u00E7ade were destroyed and replaced with a large terrace. The abbey was dissolved at the Revolution (1789-1795), and it was used as a prison in the 19th century. It was severely burnt in 1856, but thorough restorations were not undertaken until 1874. The architects included Edouard Jules Corroyer, Victor Petitgrand, Paul Emile Antoine Gout (1852-1923) and Y. M. Froidevaux. The buildings of Mont-Saint-Michel are constructed of granite, but there is some limestone in the cloister.
History
Alt Title
Mont-St-Michel
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-06-30
Spatial Coverage
Mont-Saint-Michel le, Basse-Normandie, France: approximately one kilometer off the north coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches|Mont-Saint-Michel|+48.636028-1.511393
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Romanesque', 'Gothic (Medieval)']
Rights Statement
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